{
  "schemaVersion": "2026.11",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Seward-Fishing.com",
    "url": "https://seward-fishing.com/",
    "email": "info@seward-fishing.com",
    "independentDisclosure": "Independent harbor planning and charter comparison publication; not affiliated with the City of Seward or ADF&G."
  },
  "harbor": {
    "name": "Seward Small Boat Harbor",
    "address": "1300 4th Ave, Seward, AK 99664",
    "phone": "+1-907-224-3138",
    "vhfChannels": ["16", "17"],
    "coordinates": {
      "latitude": 60.1195,
      "longitude": -149.4386
    },
    "gisCounts": {
      "mappedFloats": 21,
      "mappedSlips": 588,
      "mappedParkingLots": 6,
      "freeShuttleStops": 14,
      "masterOperatorRecords": 78,
      "cityCharterLicenses2025": 65,
      "namedCharterVessels": 45
    },
    "officialSources": {
      "cityGis": "https://www.cityofseward.us/departments/harbor/documents",
      "noaaTideStation": {
        "id": "9455090",
        "url": "https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9455090"
      },
      "ndbcWeatherStation": {
        "id": "SWXA2",
        "url": "https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_realtime.php?station=swxa2"
      },
      "nwsMarineZone": {
        "id": "PKZ714",
        "name": "Resurrection Bay",
        "url": "https://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=PKZ714"
      },
      "adfgRegulations": "https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishregulations.sc_sportfish",
      "adfgEmergencyOrders": "https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/EONR/"
    }
  },
  "floatParkingDirectory": [
    { "float": "A", "parking": "South Parking Lot / South Uplands Lot", "ramp": "South Ramp", "zone": "South Basin" },
    { "float": "B", "parking": "Center Parking Lot / South Lot", "ramp": "B Float Weigh Booth Ramp", "zone": "Central-South" },
    { "float": "C", "parking": "Center Parking Lot", "ramp": "Harbormaster Central Ramp", "zone": "Central Basin" },
    { "float": "D", "parking": "Center Parking Lot", "ramp": "Central Boardwalk Gangway", "zone": "Central Basin" },
    { "float": "E", "parking": "Center Parking Lot", "ramp": "Central Boardwalk Gangway", "zone": "Main Basin" },
    { "float": "F", "parking": "Center / North Parking Lot", "ramp": "North-Central Gangway", "zone": "Main Basin" },
    { "float": "G", "parking": "Center or North Parking Lot", "ramp": "Main North-South Connector Spine", "zone": "Full Basin Spine" },
    { "float": "H", "parking": "North Parking Lot", "ramp": "J Dock / North Gangway", "zone": "North Basin" },
    { "float": "J", "parking": "North Parking Lot", "ramp": "J Dock Main Ramp & Fillet Station", "zone": "North Charter Hub" },
    { "float": "K", "parking": "North Parking Lot", "ramp": "North Gangway", "zone": "North Basin" },
    { "float": "L", "parking": "North Parking Lot", "ramp": "North Gangway (50-Ton Lift Side)", "zone": "Northeast Basin" },
    { "float": "X", "parking": "Shoreside Lot & Northeast Lot", "ramp": "X Float East Ramp", "zone": "East Basin" },
    { "float": "Z", "parking": "Shoreside Lot / Z Float Rd", "ramp": "Z Float South Ramp", "zone": "Southeast Breakwater" }
  ],
  "filletYieldPlanningAverages": {
    "pacificHalibut": 0.50,
    "cohoAndChinookSalmon": 0.53,
    "rockfishAndLingcod": 0.42,
    "airlineBoxMaxLbs": 50.0,
    "netFishPer50LbBoxLbs": 43.0
  },
  "vesselVerificationResearch": {
    "researchDate": "2026-11-02",
    "verificationSchema": "operator -> vessel -> dock -> slip -> checkInLocation -> source -> verificationDate -> confidence",
    "threeLocationSeparationRule": "Always distinguish (1) Office/check-in location, (2) Boarding float/ramp, and (3) Actual numbered vessel slip.",
    "resolvedIdentityMerges": [
      {
        "activeOperator": "Current Affair Charters",
        "legacyOperator": "Inn & Out Charters",
        "captain": "Capt. John Moline",
        "phone": "(907) 362-1694",
        "mailingAddress": "PO Box 2336, Seward, AK 99664",
        "publishedSlip": "B-27"
      }
    ],
    "publishedSlipRoster": [
      { "operator": "Pure Alaska Company", "vessel": "Pure Alaska Charter Vessel", "slip": "A-21", "status": "Operator-published" },
      { "operator": "Latitude 60 Marine", "vessel": "Keep It Reel", "slip": "B-11", "status": "Operator-published" },
      { "operator": "Current Affair Charters (formerly Inn & Out Charters)", "vessel": "Current Affair", "slip": "B-27", "status": "Operator-published" },
      { "operator": "Crackerjack Sportfishing", "vessel": "Crackerjack", "slip": "C-10", "status": "Published boarding instructions" },
      { "operator": "Gray Light Sportfishing", "vessel": "Gray Light", "slip": "C-19", "status": "2026 listing; operator confirmation needed" },
      { "operator": "Chieko Charters", "vessel": "Chieko", "slip": "Slip 3 (Historical C-3)", "status": "Confirm dock letter with operator" },
      { "operator": "Alaska Northern Outfitters", "vessel": "Sea Quest", "slip": "E-8", "status": "Operator boarding directions" },
      { "operator": "Crackerjack Sportfishing", "vessel": "Crackerjack Voyager", "slip": "E-18", "status": "Published boarding instructions" },
      { "operator": "Alaska Saltwater Charters", "vessel": "Florette C", "slip": "E-28", "status": "Earlier ADF&G document; needs reconfirmation" },
      { "operator": "Alaska Coastal Explorer", "vessel": "Hope", "slip": "F-47", "status": "Operator FAQ (E-42 flagged on half-day salmon page for confirmation)" },
      { "operator": "Fish Seward Alaska", "vessel": "Fish Seward Vessel", "slip": "K-2", "status": "Operator-published" },
      { "operator": "Outer Coast Alaska", "vessel": "Outer Coast Vessel", "slip": "K-24", "status": "2026 visitor account; operator confirmation needed" }
    ],
    "nonFishingSightseeingExclusions": [
      { "operator": "Seward Ocean Excursions", "slips": "M-1, M-3, M-5, M-7", "reason": "Expressly prohibits guests from fishing" },
      { "operator": "Closer to the Wild", "slips": "B-47", "reason": "Wildlife photography tours rather than fishing charters" }
    ],
    "outsideHarborDepartures": [
      { "operator": "Miller's Landing", "departureLocation": "Lowell Point (13880 Lowell Point Rd, 3 mi south of Small Boat Harbor)" }
    ]
  }
}